Boys' name · since 1991
Davontay
Davontay has 570 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,298 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 570
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Davontay is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 570 have been recorded since 1991.
Davontay has 570 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2024.
- #7,298 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 570 born since 1991
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Davontay ranks #7,298 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 570 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,298 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 570
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Davontay's 570 recorded births place it above 83.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Davontay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Davontay's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 33% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 67%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2017, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 36, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Davontay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2024
- Peak year (1993)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Davontay by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (235 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Davontay's strongest decade.
235 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Davontay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
235 births
- 2000s
2000s
208 births
- 2010s
2010s
101 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 235 births (41% of all-time use).
How Davontay compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Davontay's total volume
Davontay by state
Where Davontay concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 13 | 2.3% |
| #2 | Maryland | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #6 | New York | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.9% |
13 of 570 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Davontay's decade-level peak was the 1990s (235 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Davontays (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Davontay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~33 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1991–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Davontay draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.